Row-lock.



H. A. ARONSON.

ROW LOCK.

APPLICATION man JUNE 12. m1.

Patented Feb. 4, 19%.9.

a @am a UNITED STATES PATENT onnron.

HILLARD A. ARONSON, OF TOWER, MINNESOTA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO JOSEPH A.

' QUINN, OF TOWER, MINNESOTA.

ROW-LOCK.

Patented Feb. 4, 1919.

Application filed June 12, 1917. Serial No. 174,291.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it knownthat I, HJLLARD A. ARONSON, a citizen of the United States, residing at Tower, in the county of St. Louis and State of Minnesota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Row-Locks; and 1 do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to improvements in row locks for row boats.

The object of this invention is to provide a row look in which the oar may work with out noise or wear either upon the oar or row lock and it consists in forming the horns of suitable metal having their inner surfaces provided with a groove, the ends of which terminate into a recess and a pad of rubber or other suitable flexible material ofthe configuration of the interior of the horns removably fitted in the groove and has its ends inserted up into the recesses, thus the ends of the pad are prevented from being worn during the placing in or taking out of the oar from the oar look.

A further object of this invention is to provide the horns with the groove which terminates into the recesses in the upper ends of the horns, this permitting the ends of the rubber pad or the like to be arranged in the recesses and any fear of the pad being accidentally displaced from the groove of the horns obviated.

A still further obi ect of this invention is to provide the horns .with the groove which terminates into the recesses adjacent the upper ends of the'horns and the ends of the rubber pad or the like inserted in these recesses and fitted in the groove thus obviating the necessity of other retaining means thereby providing a noiseless row lock and one in which the rubber pad or the like has its ends protected during the raising andplacing of the oar in the oar lock and betweenthe horns.

A further object of the invention is to provide the horns of the lock with a removable noiseless resilient pad, which will prevent the cars from sliding into the water.

A still further object of this invention is to provide a row lock of this character which will be simple, practical and comparatively inexpensive in construction and one that can be manufactured and sold at a low cost.

Fig. v3 is a horizontal transverse sectional view taken through the horns of the oar lock.

Like numerals of reference designate corresponding parts in all the figures of the drawing.

Referring to the drawing, the numerals 1 and 2 represent the horns of the lock formed of any suitable metal and they are provided with the annular retaining disk 3 which has formed on and depending from the under side face the vertical shank 4, which shank is concentrically related to the disk 3 and is adapted to .be removably arranged in the socket formed in the gunwale of a boat to-permit the oar locks to be removably fitted thereto.

The inner surface of the horns is provided with a substantially semi-circular groove 5 which extends throughout approximately two-thirds of the entire length of the horns 1 and 2 and have their ends terminating into retaining recesses or sockets 6 adj acent the upper ends of the horns 1 and 2 as illustrated in Fig. 1. The upper ends of the horns 1 and 2 are flared outwardly as at 7 to facilitate the guiding of the oar into and between the horns when in use. The ends of the groove terminate up into the ends of the horns 1 and 2 thus forming recesses 6, the purpose of which will be hereinafter more fully described.

A rubber pad 8 constructed of any suitable material such as rubber or the like is substantiallycylindrical in cross section and arranged in the groove 5 and has its ends extending up into the recesses 6 formed in the adjacent ends of each of the horns 1 and 2 thereby the ends of the pad 8 will be protected and prevented from being worn or struck when placing an oar between the horns or taking thesame therefrom, thereby preventing accidental derangement of the pad 8 in the groove 5 when the device is in use.

It is to be understood that the pad 8 pro vides a noiseless oar lock and prevents wear upon the horns thereof and the recesses in which the ends of the pad fit prevent the oar from Wearing the ends of the pad and causing the same to be displaced therefrom during the operation of placing the oar in or taking it from between the horns.

What is claimed is:

An oar look comprising a shank, a retaining disk formed at the upper end of the shank, a pair of horns formed integrally with the upper side of the disk centrally thereof, the inner edges of the horns provided with a longitudinal groove extending 15 extending into said retaining sockets, for the 20 purpose specified.

In testlmony whereof I afllx my slgnature in presence of two wltnesses.

HILLARD A. ARON SON.

Witnesses LEONARD AnoNsoN, J OSEPH A. QUINN.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. 0. 

